KCK man charged with murder after man dies following aggravated battery

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) – A Kansas City, Kansas, man now faces murder charges after a victim in a September battery has died from his injuries.

The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department said 31-year-old Perry Allen Tilghman, Jr. has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder. He’s accused of being involved in an aggravated battery on Sept. 23 with 78-year-old Leroy Alexander.

Police said they responded to the 2300 block of Ridge Avenue, where Alexander was found lying outside his home, unconscious and with head trauma. He was transported to an area hospital and died a week later on Sept. 30…

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